Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-07-19
CANCER CAN BE CURED.
Operations Serving In Every Case to Pr
long Life Indefinitely.

Operations serving IN Every Ease TO FRO
long Life Indefinitely.
The question whether or not cancer
is durable by operation is one of vita
Importance 10 those who may have tn,
disease. IL is popularity supposed t
be incurable, but statistics prove that
it is not 80. In estimating the value
of operations for cancer we must con.
slider the duration OF the disease when
left TO itself. Paget, in 1879 eases. give.
the duration of life in sesenty-iiye not
operated upon as forty eight months,
while in the remaining sixty-four.
whore one or more operations had been
performed, the life-ayerage was iifty-two
months. Sibicy, III eighty-four cases.
makes the average thirty-two months
where excelsior was practiced. The
longest duration Of life in eases mol
operated upon is twelve years; in those
operated upon. eighteen years. While
these statistics 60 20 prove that opera
ton prolongs life. they do not prove an
ultimate cure DIR. Oldekop shows in
his report that ont Of 30 eases where
operations had been performed twenty
three recovered. DR. NiIlant Parker
believed in operations for The disease.
In paper read before the Medical
journal Association in September. 1878.
he reports fourteen eases Of cure by
excision. the patients being in good
health AZ the ends IT periods varying
from three 10 tweniy--evcn years.
4 mass of statistics might be brought
sosshOw that in many instances cancer
has been radically cured. and in other
cases life has been indefinitely pro-
longed Nv the use af the knife. 4 few
special eases viii serve 10 show this |
DIR. Weir reports u case in which the
right breast was amputatei by DR.. |
james r. Wood in 1856 In 1897 ia.
Post ampntated the iefe breast. In
1878 DIR. Weir scfloyed recurrent
growth s.nm the right side. and again
in 1877 and 1880. the patient finally dy-
ing Of the disease twenty-five year-
after its first appearance. DR., Frank
II, Hamilton operated upon a patient
who survived the cxcision twenty
years. and another patient of his whose
breast was entirely removed, survived
The operation for ten years. Cases oil
this description might be multiplied.
Pr shrady; General Grant, ply sician.
claims thai the disease is organic aud I
in no way hereditary. He believes
that its origin Is local and Is therefor I
removable. aud that the constitution I
becomes affected only seeondarily bv Z
more or less widespread dissemination !
Of original cancer germs The failure !
II one eNcision to effect a cure in no !
wise disconcerts him. The disease il |
and acareful mieroscopic ex .
animation \ aecessarr 70 follow its va |,
Iions ramiiications, Where the growth !
i noi IN close proximity 10 the vital ~. !
cans, operation after operation ma,
be tried with impuniiy, In the case OF
General Grant. the entire throat was +,
Affected snd an operation meant Ger
lain death, otherwise an operation
would have been tried Ii Is an eNcel-
lion for more than one member If
family 10 become the victim Of cancer.
III fact u max he confidently said that
he human being can be S,ire of escap.
ing The disease until he has passed the
age OF It's occurrence. which i when
his vital machinery is entirely worn
''li- In other words nc eau never be
fortunate in respect 10 can
'er until he Is dead, ~ D. Maa aud
Express.